New Treat

I bought a small bag of Wysong Daily Dream Chicken Treats for Minna to try, she loved it so much that she followed me around asking for more.

PetNaturals Soft Chews

Minna has been eating one PetNaturals Soft Chew everyday for couple months. Main ingredients are brewers yeast and chicken liver flavor, no sugar and food colorings. A treat that Minna loves and also good for her.

My two cents on grain-free diet

Minna has been eating Orijen Cat & Kitten formula (http://www.championpetfoods.com/orijen/products/cat.aspx) for a month and I wrote about this product back in December. Orijen is a high-protein (45%), low-carb & grain-free dry food. I personally think this is the best dry food I can find in the market because not only it is grain-free (Unlike human, feline doesn't need much carb in its diet), its ash level is only 7% according to its web page. Not to mention it is steam-cooked at low temperature, it is also made with fresh ingredients (never frozen) without chemical preservatives.
My two cents: Orijen is high-protein, which means higher calories than conventional cat food so Minna only eats half a cup per day instead of 3/4 cup. As expected, she was asking for food all day during the first week and I compensated her with more organic kitty grass. She gained a pound during the second week but her weight went back to normal by the end of fourth week because high protein diet replaced extra fat in her body with muscle mass. The picture was taken two weeks ago when she was 10.5 lb, didn't her behind looked like a snow ball? She is 9.5 lb now.

Another premium cat food review

I had been bargain hunting for past several days and found some very nice things for Minna and myself (Sorry Sweet Parline, I didn't participate in sixth photo meme). I will share my finds for Minna this week and I hope her friends will find them useful too.

The first one is Orijen Cat and Kitten Formula. Similar to EVO (see my other premium cat food review), it is high-protein (45%), low-carb & grain-free. Not only it is steam-cooked at low temperature, it is also made with fresh ingredients without chemical preservatives. Minna loves this because the first two ingredients are deboned chichen and chicken meal. The one in the picture is 0.88 lb trial size for $2.49 and it can be purchased at natural food stores for pets.

The second one is Felidae Cat & Kitten Formula and it's made with four human grade meat meals. This is NOT a low-carb cat food, it has 32% of protien and 20% of fat but no corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions or fillers. I will say this one comes head to head with Innova cat food (see my other review). Felidae has stronger smell of fish compares to Innova. For any cats that love fishy smell will love this one (Minna likes chicken so she prefers Innova).

BTW, this brand is sold at independent pet stores only and I think this is a great way to support local business.

Minna eating wet food

Minna is finally eating wet food out of her little bowl, I am not sure whether my nightly hand feedings finally pay off or the chicken and losbter formula is just too tempting. She is not eating a whole lot but it's a good start.

Premium Dry Cat Food Review (Updated)

First of all, none of these cat foods contain animal by-products and artificial colors.

Evo from Natura Pet Products

Evo is protein-rich, ultra-low carbs and no grain cat & kitten food. It contains less than 7% carbohydrates, 50% protein and 22% fat. Since it is low in carb, it's more crumbly than the others so Minna doesn't like it as much but it will be great for cats transitioning from dry food to low grain wet food diet.

Innova from Natura Pet Products

This product contains 36% protein, 20% of fat and its main ingredients are turkey, chicken (meal), potatoes, eggs, and barley. Minna likes it and I think it's a balance diet for healthy cat.

Wellness Complete Health-Salmon, Salmon Meal & Deboned Turkey Recipe

I think this products is great because it has 36% of protein and 18% of crude fat. It also made with cranberries, olive oil, chicory root extract, and flaxseed; however, Minna doesn't seem to like its favor very much so I switch her to Wellness Indoor Health.

Wellness Indoor Health

It has 30% of protein and 12% of crude fat and also made from cranberries, olive oil, chicory root extract, and flaxseed. It claims to promote lean muscle mass but I think it is more important not to over feed the cat. It is a very well-rounded diet for indoor cat after all.

Pet Promise

It contains 31% of protein and 14% of crude fat. According to its web site, all their products contains no animal byproducts, no rendered meat or chicken meals, no factory farm meat or chicken, no antibiotic-fed protein sources, no added growth hormones, no artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives but its vitamin E level is much lower than Wellness and Innova. Calorie content is not as high as EVO but not as low as Wellness Indoor, this cat food satisfies all basic needs without perks such as cottage cheese or flaxseed.

Wellness Cat Food

Minna has been eating Wellness dry and canned cat food because it has added cranberries & flaxseed and no meat by-products. She even got a can of chicken & lobster formula. But the nice lady at The Animal Connection II store told me Evo is very "hot" now and gave me some Innova & Evo cat food samples which prompted me to generate a premium dry cat food review. I am planning to review Innova, Evo, Wellness, and Pet Promise but I might add more. I am grateful that Minna doesn't have a very sensitive stomach and open to different favors of dry food (canned food is completely another issue).

Cat Food Again

I'm still trying to get Minna to eat wet food, but she will only eat wet food when I hand feed her, I start to wonder who is training who here.

Kitty Treat

Minna loves dried bonito flakes from Nijiya Supermarket, it's her second favorite besides catnip.

Cat Food

I have been feeding Minna Wellness Complete Health Dry Food since her foster mom fed her dry food but I really want to switch her to wet food. I tried to give her a little bit of canned food at room temperature but she didn't eat much, not sure whether she doesn't like the texture or she has a hard time licking the wet food.